EP1153863A3 - Procédé et appareil pour la fabrication de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'enregistrement automatique "ordinateur à plaque" - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil pour la fabrication de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'enregistrement automatique "ordinateur à plaque" Download PDF

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EP1153863A3
EP1153863A3 EP01000203A EP01000203A EP1153863A3 EP 1153863 A3 EP1153863 A3 EP 1153863A3 EP 01000203 A EP01000203 A EP 01000203A EP 01000203 A EP01000203 A EP 01000203A EP 1153863 A3 EP1153863 A3 EP 1153863A3
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Laurence S. Blake
Philip A. Rombult
Libor Krupica
David B. Larsen
James C. Folsom
Ross A. Freeman
Roger A. Jacques
Robert S. Ring
Gerald L. Smith
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    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
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    • G03F7/2051Exposure without an original mask, e.g. using a programmed deflection of a point source, by scanning, by drawing with a light beam, using an addressed light or corpuscular source
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    • G03F7/2055Exposure without an original mask, e.g. using a programmed deflection of a point source, by scanning, by drawing with a light beam, using an addressed light or corpuscular source using a laser for the production of printing plates; Exposure of liquid photohardening compositions
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    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
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  • Manufacture Or Reproduction Of Printing Formes (AREA)
  • Photosensitive Polymer And Photoresist Processing (AREA)
  • Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)
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EP01000203A 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour la fabrication de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'enregistrement automatique "ordinateur à plaque" Expired - Lifetime EP1153863B1 (fr)

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US690699 1996-07-31
US08/690,699 US5738014A (en) 1996-07-31 1996-07-31 Method and apparatus for making lithographic printing plates in an automated computer to plate imaging system
EP97201818A EP0822454B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour la production de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'imagerie automatique "ordinateur à plaque"

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EP97201818A Division EP0822454B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour la production de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'imagerie automatique "ordinateur à plaque"

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EP1153863A2 EP1153863A2 (fr) 2001-11-14
EP1153863A3 true EP1153863A3 (fr) 2002-05-15
EP1153863B1 EP1153863B1 (fr) 2004-06-16

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EP01000201A Expired - Lifetime EP1154328B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour un traiteur automatique de plaques comprenant l'enlèvement de feuilles intermédiaires
EP01000203A Expired - Lifetime EP1153863B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour la fabrication de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'enregistrement automatique "ordinateur à plaque"
EP01000200A Expired - Lifetime EP1154327B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Méthode et appareil pour sélectionner automatiquement une plaque d'impression pour l'enregistrement
EP97201818A Revoked EP0822454B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour la production de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'imagerie automatique "ordinateur à plaque"
EP01000202A Expired - Lifetime EP1154329B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Cassette pour stocker et pour accéder à des plaques à l'intérieur d'un dispositif automatique pour manipuler des plaques

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EP01000201A Expired - Lifetime EP1154328B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour un traiteur automatique de plaques comprenant l'enlèvement de feuilles intermédiaires

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EP01000200A Expired - Lifetime EP1154327B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Méthode et appareil pour sélectionner automatiquement une plaque d'impression pour l'enregistrement
EP97201818A Revoked EP0822454B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Procédé et appareil pour la production de plaques d'impression lithographiques dans un système d'imagerie automatique "ordinateur à plaque"
EP01000202A Expired - Lifetime EP1154329B1 (fr) 1996-07-31 1997-06-17 Cassette pour stocker et pour accéder à des plaques à l'intérieur d'un dispositif automatique pour manipuler des plaques

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EP (5) EP1154328B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH1090910A (fr)
DE (5) DE69734739T2 (fr)

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